Analysis Of Chris Anderson's Makers: The New Industrial Revolution

Whenever an author publishes a literary work about future generations, there are always differing opinions on the writer’s overall message. Some will agree with the author while others will not. In the case of Chris Anderson’s Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, Anderson believes that the Makers Movement is the stepping stone to a third industrial revolution. According to him, the movement will make the path to becoming an entrepreneur more accessible to the public. As for the general reception of the book, the literary work garnered a mixed reception. This is most prevalent in Steven Poole’s review of the book in The Guardian. Steven Poole’s main criticism of Makers:The New Industrial Revolution is that Anderson’s view on the future is too optimistic. In my opinion, I believe Poole’s view on Anderson’s future is too critical. First off, one of Poole’s main problems with …show more content…
In other words, Poole believes the rise of the movement will lead to more robots replacing humans in manufacturing. On that account, it seems Poole is pointing the finger at the Maker Movement for the future decline of the manufacturing industry. However, the loss of manufacturing jobs cannot be directed linked to the Maker Movement because the industry is already in a decline and will still be in decline even without the Maker Movement. For the last thirty years, the manufacturing jobs in America have declined from 18.9 million to 12.2 million (Muro). Since the Maker Movement is only starting up now, there has to be other factors that directly caused the decline of manufacturing for couple of decades. One of these factors is how